Prion proliferation with unbounded polymerization rates

Prion proliferation with unbounded polymerization rates

A model for prion replication is studied. We prove global existence of weak solutions for unbounded polymerization and degradation rates. For bounded degradation rates, the solutions are shown to be classical.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Christoph Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Texas State University 2007-02-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Differential Equations
Subjects:
Global existence
classical and weak solutions
asymptotic behavior
fragmentation
prion proliferation.
Online Access:http://ejde.math.txstate.edu/conf-proc/15/w1/abstr.html
Description
Summary:A model for prion replication is studied. We prove global existence of weak solutions for unbounded polymerization and degradation rates. For bounded degradation rates, the solutions are shown to be classical.
ISSN:1072-6691

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